Metastatic tuberculous abscesses in an immunocompetent patient

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-249

  Almagro, M ^a   Del Pozo, J ^a   Rodriguez Lozano J ^a   Garcia Silva J ^a   Yebra Pimentel, M T ^a   Fonseca, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRANULOMA; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; STAINING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; ULCER; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAIN;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEG ULCER; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 17444365781     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01728.x     Document Type: Article

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